Welcome Guest. Sign in or Signup

4 Answers

Best aviation schools

Asked by: 5871 views Student Pilot

I am planning on going to an aviation school/pilot school but i need reccomandations as to which schools are the most accredited and best. I have red about many like Embry Riddle and the rest but i need some advice.

Ace Any FAA Written Test!
Actual FAA Questions / Free Lifetime Updates
The best explanations in the business
Fast, efficient study.
Pass Your Checkride With Confidence!
FAA Practical Test prep that reflects actual checkrides.
Any checkride: Airplane, Helicopter, Glider, etc.
Written and maintained by actual pilot examiners and master CFIs.
The World's Most Trusted eLogbook
Be Organized, Current, Professional, and Safe.
Highly customizable - for student pilots through pros.
Free Transition Service for users of other eLogs.
Our sincere thanks to pilots such as yourself who support AskACFI while helping themselves by using the awesome PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, and Android aviation apps of our sponsors.

4 Answers



  1. James MacGregor on Jun 04, 2011

    If you want to go to a aviation program, I would recommend University of North Dakota, from what I have seen they turn out really good pilots. I would probably recommend UND over embry based to some of the guys I have flown with.

    +1 Votes Thumb up 2 Votes Thumb down 1 Votes

  2. Best Answer


    IntelligentPilot on Jun 04, 2011

    When I was in your shoes, I did a lot of research on how to get all of my certificates and ratings with a college degree as quickly and cheaply as possible.  I decided to go to a reputable community college for my certificates and ratings and earned an associates degree.  I went to Embry Riddle’s worldwide campus and earned a BS degree.
     
    What I liked about the worldwide campus is professional development credits you can receive.  They gave me credit for my flight training at the community college and accepted most of my other credits.  I ended up taking only 14 classes (42 credits) at the worldwide campus.  In the end I saved myself over 50% of what it would have cost me going to Embry Riddle exclusively and I received more than I would have.

    +2 Votes Thumb up 3 Votes Thumb down 1 Votes



  3. Taylor Breum on Jun 04, 2011

    If your looking for a more cost effective college, check out Southern Illinois University. Its a great program, three times cheaper than the Riddle’s, and its program is just as good as UND. PLUS, the Siu flight team are the 2011 national champions. There is a new facility being built as well. 

    +5 Votes Thumb up 6 Votes Thumb down 1 Votes



  4. Micah on Jun 05, 2011

    I presume that if you’re asking these questions, you’ll soon be graduating from high school. If so, college will be a profound experience and you’ll learn far more than what is simply prescribed by your courseload. College is no small matter, and these experiences end up defining most people (or most people are defined by how they react to such…)
     
    Most likely, the friends you meet there will be lifelong friends and any traumatic experiences will be especially orienting. Moving a long way from home may be overwhelming or enlightening, depending both on your own disposition and the college choice you make.
     
     
    All that’s to suggest what you probably already know; you’ll get suggestions at a place like this forum but you should consider much more than you can ask or receive here. The suggestions above all look like reasonable suggestions. I did my flight training at Louisiana Tech University and it was a fine program (although walking the ramp doing preflight in the summer is not fun, but I live in Louisiana so it’s what I get…)

    0 Votes Thumb up 2 Votes Thumb down 2 Votes


The following terms have been auto-detected the question above and any answers or discussion provided. Click on a term to see its definition from the Dauntless Aviation JargonBuster Glossary.

Answer Question

Our sincere thanks to all who contribute constructively to this forum in answering flight training questions. If you are a flight instructor or represent a flight school / FBO offering flight instruction, you are welcome to include links to your site and related contact information as it pertains to offering local flight instruction in a specific geographic area. Additionally, direct links to FAA and related official government sources of information are welcome. However we thank you for your understanding that links to other sites or text that may be construed as explicit or implicit advertising of other business, sites, or goods/services are not permitted even if such links nominally are relevant to the question asked.